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Well it probably wasn't literally the stupidest thing, but damn it was pretty ****ing stupid. Those dogs don't give a ****, they're ****ing happy as hell digging up skeletons and are probably pissed that these ****s are ****ing around when they got work to ****ing do.

Well it probably wasn't literally the stupidest thing, but damn it was pretty ****ing stupid. Those dogs don't give a ****, they're ****ing happy as hell digging up skeletons and are probably pissed that these ****s are ****ing around when they got work to ****ing do.

dogs do have emotions, that is fact. They have been trained to find bodies, alive or dead. When they do find a dead body they tend to mirror the emotional response their master/human has. This is why you can say "**** YOU YOU ****ING *****" in the happiest tone, and the dogs will wag their tails in happiness. Likewise, you can also say "I love you >dogs name<" in a mean, terrifying voice, and the dogs will cower in fear.

Sooner or later, the dogs will associate dead bodies with sadness, because that is what their human counterparts do. Likewise, when they find someone that is alive, they associate that with relief.

dogs do have emotions, that is fact. They have been trained to find bodies, alive or dead. When they do find a dead body they tend to mirror the emotional response their master/human has. This is why you can say "**** YOU YOU ****ING *****" in the happiest tone, and the dogs will wag their tails in happiness. Likewise, you can also say "I love you >dogs name<" in a mean, terrifying voice, and the dogs will cower in fear.

Sooner or later, the dogs will associate dead bodies with sadness, because that is what their human counterparts do. Likewise, when they find someone that is alive, they associate that with relief.

A mirrored emotion is not a true one.
My dog doesn't do this. If I call her even in a mean voice she wags her tail. She typically has more of a response with words than tone. However, with proper 'happy' tone, she'll be happy. However with 'happy' words in mean tone, she is still happy.

"rescue dogs get discouraged finding only bodies but not enough survivors, some start to sleep less and cry during nights. so members from rescue squad hide in places and pretend to be survivors in order to keep their spirits up..."

A mirrored emotion is not a true one.
My dog doesn't do this. If I call her even in a mean voice she wags her tail. She typically has more of a response with words than tone. However, with proper 'happy' tone, she'll be happy. However with 'happy' words in mean tone, she is still happy.

Originally Posted by Tesiqurasa

Eh, if anything the dogs are just responding to handlers' reactions. I'd imagine they may be disappointed during the moment, but I doubt it would carry over for any length of time.

the dogs will adopt their masters' emotional response mechanism up to a certain point. They do, after some time of repeating the emotional responses, actually feel it.